Type-case and galley support



(No Model.)

W. H. GOLDING.

TYPE CASE AND GALLEY SUPPORT.

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Patented Nov. 16, 1886.

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NITED S ATES- P TENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. GOLDING, or CHELSEA, MAssAoiiUsErrs.

TYPE-CASE AND GALLEY SUPPOIRT.

SPECIPICATION' forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 352,817, datedNovember 16, 1886.

I Application filed November 2, 1885. Serial No. 181.675. (No model.)

To all whom it may concermr Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GOLDING, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chelsea, in the county ofSuffolk and State of construction and form as will adaptthem to beapplied to any ordinary type-case, cabinet, or to any table, stand, orother similar piece of furniture, in order to convert the same intoacompositors stand, and to enable the said brackets to be capable of anarrangement which shall adapt them to'support either short or longtype-cases, and to facilitate the operation of shaking a case and-thetype in the compartments thereof, as is customary with compositors, inorder to dispose the type in positi'ons which admit of a more readyaccess to the individual types in each compartment,and to provide also aconvenient receptacle for a galley and ready access to the same whensuch is desired. I

Heretofore metal typecase supporting frames or stands have been providedembodying supporting side or end pieces which when arranged in pairshave been adapted to support the upper and lower casein proper positionfor use.

My invention has relation to certain improvements in such brackets; andit consists in certain features of construction hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a type-casehaving mounted thereon case-supporting brackets constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and Fig. 3 afront edge view of the lower portion, of one of the brackets.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.

A represents a bracket, which, with acompanion bracket of the same form,constitute a support adapted to hold in position for use an upper and alower case. The bracket A consists of a base, A, having projectingbosses or lugs A", through which screws or bolts are passed into anysuitable top table or shelf for the purpose of maintaining the bracketin an upright position. At one end of the base A is a standard, A whichat its upper end is provided with an inclined supporting-surface, A, atthe front and lower end of which is a retaining-lug, A Asimilar surface,A, and lug A is formed at the opposite end of the base. Between the twosupporting surfaces-in this instance at the upper end of the lowersurface, A-is arranged an anti-friction roller, B, and to strengthen thebracket at the point where the roller is applied a standard, A", isformed in the general design of the bracket. Between the roller Band thelug A of the upper casesupporting surface is arranged a downwardly andrearwardly inclined supporting-surface, A ,which is extended into thebody of the standard A as at A so that when the case is arranged uponthe supportingsurface A it is prevented from tipping or falling upon thesupporting-surface A, which action of the case might be caused bypreponderance of weight therein in the front part of the case.

Now, it will readily be seen that two of the brackets thus constructedmay be secured upon a suitable support and at the proper distance fromeach other,which distance, it is apparent, should be a trifle less thanthe length of the cases to be supported therein, and that an upper and'a lower case, or two job-cases, may be supported in inclined positionsready for use, as illustrated at the left of Fig. l, and that thelower-case may be reciprocated, as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 2,to and fro from front to rear upon the rollers B, in order to shake upthe type, and that said lower-case may be inserted into the openings Aand thus retained upon the inclined supporting-su rface A", asillustrated at the right of Fig. 1, for the purpose of giving access toa galleyrest, 0, wherein matter may be deposited as fast as set up, orwherein matter to be corrected may be deposited.

The galley-rest C may consist of either an ordinary galley slid intogrooves A, (see Fig. 3,) formed asapart of the front portion of thebracket, and below the supporting-surface A thereof, or thegalley-support may consist of a board or shelf permanently secured atthat portion of the bracket in any suitable wellknown manner.

It will be noticed that the galley-rest O is the only device whichserves asa tie-bar between the two brackets,and in so far as it may giveadditional strength to the pair of brackets when arrangedin operativeposition it is in that degree advantageous; but, however, it is not anessential feature in that regard of.my invention, as the bracketsthemselves are of sufficicnt rigidity to support the load required ofthem without any connecting or tie bar between them. It is readilyapparent that two or more of said brackets may be arranged across atable or cabinet top from front to rear, instead of the arrangementillustratedin Fig. 1, whereby access to the type-cases is given from thefront of the cabinet. It is apparent also that the anti-friction rollersmay be dispensed with and that the case may be reeiprocated at the apexof the lower portion of thebracket-that is, atthe point of union of thetwo supporting-surfaces A A"so that while I prefer the provision ofrollers B, I do.11ot limit my in vention to their provision.

Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim is- 1. Atype-case bracket having its upper edge shaped to form upper, lower, andintermediate inclined case-supporting surfaces, the

latter being inclined rearwardly and downwardly, and the othersrearwardly and upwardl y, substantially as specified.

2. A typecase-supporting bracket having an upper, lower, andintermediate supportingsurface, the latter extending into the standardof the former, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A type-case-supporting bracket having a lower supporting-surfaceshorter than the case, and a downwardly-inclined supportingsurface, andanti-friction rollers arranged at the apex of the two surfaces,substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with two type-case brackets, the upper edges of eachof which are shaped to form upper and lower upwardlyinclinedtype-case-supporting surfaces, an-intermediate downwardly and rearwardlyinclined case supporting surface, of a galley-

